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Demon names: 220+ male, female and demonic name ideas

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Famous demon names include Lucifer, Beelzebub and Asmodeus, and many more come from old grimoires and world mythology, like Paimon, Pazuzu and Lilith. Invented male demon names tend to sound harsh, built from gr, k and th, while female ones lean silky, with s, z and v.

This page has 220+ demon names. The real ones come from scripture, Jewish and Christian tradition, the Ars Goetia, folklore, and Mesopotamian, Persian, Arabian, Indian, Japanese and Chinese myth, and each note says where the name comes from. The rest are clearly labeled original names for male and female demons, nicknames for demons, titles, imps and a few funny picks, all kept PG-13.

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  • Duke Dial-Up

    Screeches loudly and moves very slowly

  • Agaliarept

    Commander in the Grand Grimoire who uncovers secrets

  • Lord of Cinders

    Reigns over what is left after the fire

  • Agares

    Duke who rides a crocodile and teaches every language

  • Sargatanas

    Brigadier in the Grand Grimoire, master of invisibility

  • Crackletail

    Its tail snaps like a campfire

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Famous demon names from scripture and tradition

The best-known demon names, from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and Jewish and Christian tradition.

  1. Lucifer: Latin for light-bearer, the morning star named in Isaiah 14
  2. Satan: Hebrew for adversary or accuser, the chief tempter
  3. Beelzebub: From Baal-zebub, a Philistine god called lord of the flies
  4. Belial: Hebrew for worthless; a prince of darkness in the Dead Sea Scrolls
  5. Abaddon: Hebrew for destruction; the angel of the abyss in Revelation
  6. Apollyon: Greek for the destroyer, another name for Abaddon
  7. Mammon: Aramaic word for wealth, later pictured as a demon of greed
  8. Legion: Spirits in Mark's Gospel who say: we are many
  9. Leviathan: Biblical sea monster, later named the demon of envy
  10. Behemoth: Mighty land beast of the Book of Job, later counted among demons
  11. Moloch: Name condemned in Leviticus, often read as a Canaanite god; a fallen angel in Milton
  12. Azazel: Scapegoat name in Leviticus; a fallen Watcher in the Book of Enoch
  13. Samael: Accuser and angel of death in Talmudic and later Jewish lore
  14. Asmodeus: Demon of the Book of Tobit, driven off with smoke from a fish
  15. Mastema: Chief of the evil spirits in the Book of Jubilees
  16. Semyaza: Leader of the fallen Watchers in the Book of Enoch

Demons of the Ars Goetia

The Ars Goetia, part of a 17th-century grimoire called the Lesser Key of Solomon, lists 72 spirits, each with a rank and a strange form.

  1. Bael: First king of the Goetia; appears as a cat, toad or man
  2. Agares: Duke who rides a crocodile and teaches every language
  3. Vassago: Prince who reveals the future and finds lost things
  4. Marbas: President in lion form who teaches mechanical arts
  5. Amon: Marquis shaped like a wolf with a serpent's tail
  6. Barbatos: Duke who understands the songs of birds and animals
  7. Paimon: Crowned king riding a dromedary, led by musicians
  8. Beleth: King on a pale horse, heralded by trumpets
  9. Purson: Lion-faced king who rides a bear and carries a viper
  10. Naberius: Marquis in the form of a black crow, master of rhetoric
  11. Bune: Duke shaped as a three-headed dragon: dog, griffin and man
  12. Astaroth: Duke riding an infernal dragon, said to know all secrets
  13. Forneus: Marquis in the shape of a great sea monster
  14. Stolas: Prince in the form of a raven who teaches astronomy and herbs
  15. Phenex: Marquis in phoenix form with a sweet child's voice
  16. Halphas: Earl in the form of a stock dove who builds and arms towers
  17. Malphas: President in crow form who builds houses and high towers
  18. Focalor: Duke with griffin wings who commands wind and sea
  19. Vepar: Duke in mermaid form who guides ships and stirs storms
  20. Marchosias: Wolf with griffin wings and a serpent's tail, a strong fighter
  21. Andras: Raven-headed marquis who rides a black wolf and sows discord
  22. Orobas: Horse-shaped prince known for faithful, truthful answers
  23. Dantalion: Duke with many faces who knows the thoughts of all
  24. Seere: Prince on a winged horse who crosses the world in a moment
  25. Decarabia: Marquis who appears as a star inside a pentacle
  26. Amdusias: Duke in unicorn form who makes music play unseen
  27. Andromalius: Earl holding a serpent who returns stolen goods
  28. Zagan: Griffin-winged bull who can make fools wise
  29. Caim: President in thrush form who understands birdsong and running water
  30. Murmur: Duke who rides a griffin and calls up the souls of the dead

Female demon names from myth and folklore

Real demonesses and dark female spirits from Jewish, Mesopotamian, Greek, Persian, Hindu, Japanese, Chinese and Balinese tradition.

  1. Lilith: Night demon of Jewish folklore, called Adam's first wife
  2. Lamashtu: Mesopotamian demoness feared by mothers and newborns
  3. Agrat bat Mahlat: Talmudic demoness who roams at night with 180,000 destroying angels
  4. Naamah: Biblical name that later Jewish mystics gave to a demoness
  5. Empusa: Shape-shifting Greek demoness who served Hecate
  6. Lamia: Greek queen turned night monster, used to scare children
  7. Mormo: Greek bogey spirit used to frighten misbehaving children
  8. Keres: Greek spirits of violent death who hovered over battlefields
  9. Gremory: Goetia duke who appears as a crowned woman on a camel and reveals hidden treasure
  10. Jahi: Zoroastrian demoness who roused Ahriman from his stupor
  11. Bushyasta: Zoroastrian demoness of sloth who makes people oversleep
  12. Druj: Zoroastrian spirit of the lie, opposite of truth and order
  13. Putana: Demoness in Hindu lore who tried to harm the infant Krishna
  14. Tataka: Forest demoness of the Ramayana, defeated by young Rama
  15. Shurpanakha: Ravana's sister, whose humiliation by Rama and Lakshmana set off the Ramayana war
  16. Hannya: Japanese theater mask of a woman turned demon by jealousy
  17. Baigujing: White Bone Demon, a shape-shifter in Journey to the West
  18. Rangda: Balinese demon queen, eternal rival of the lion-like Barong, still danced in temple ritual

Demon names from world mythology

Demons, jinn, oni and dark spirits from Mesopotamia, Persia, Arabia, India, Japan, China and Europe.

  1. Pazuzu: Assyrian king of wind demons, also worn as a protective amulet
  2. Asag: Sumerian demon of sickness whose presence boiled fish in rivers
  3. Rabisu: Akkadian lurker who waits in doorways and dark corners
  4. Gallu: Mesopotamian underworld demons who dragged the shepherd Dumuzi below
  5. Ahriman: Zoroastrian destructive spirit, enemy of the wise lord Ahura Mazda
  6. Aeshma: Zoroastrian demon of wrath, possibly the root of Asmodeus
  7. Apaosha: Zoroastrian drought demon who battles the rain star Tishtrya
  8. Nasu: Zoroastrian corpse demon said to arrive as a fly
  9. Iblis: In the Quran, the jinn who refused to bow to Adam
  10. Ifrit: Powerful, fiery jinn of Arabian folklore and the Arabian Nights
  11. Marid: One of the strongest, proudest kinds of jinn in Arabian lore
  12. Ghul: Desert shapeshifter of Arabian lore, origin of the word ghoul
  13. Ravana: Ten-headed rakshasa king of Lanka in the Ramayana, still honored in a few temples
  14. Mahishasura: Buffalo demon defeated by the goddess Durga
  15. Kumbhakarna: Giant rakshasa who slept six months at a stretch
  16. Mara: Buddhist tempter who tried to distract the Buddha from enlightenment
  17. Shuten-dōji: Oni chieftain of Mount Ōe, defeated by the warrior Raikō
  18. Ibaraki-dōji: Oni whose arm was cut off at Kyoto's Rashōmon gate
  19. Amanojaku: Small Japanese demon who provokes people into mischief
  20. Niu Mo Wang: The Bull Demon King of Journey to the West
  21. Bies: Old Slavic word for a demon or evil spirit
  22. Likho: One-eyed Slavic spirit of bad luck
  23. Krampus: Horned Alpine figure who scares naughty children each December
  24. Alastor: Greek avenging spirit, later a demon of Hell's court

Demons from grimoires, poems and plays

Names from the Grand Grimoire, Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal of 1818, Milton's Paradise Lost and the Faust legend.

  1. Mephistopheles: Devil who bargains with Faust in German legend and Goethe
  2. Belphegor: From Baal-Peor of Moab; later named the demon of sloth
  3. Baphomet: Idol the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping in 1307
  4. Lucifuge Rofocale: Prime minister of Hell in the Grand Grimoire
  5. Satanachia: Commander-in-chief of Hell's armies in the Grand Grimoire
  6. Agaliarept: Commander in the Grand Grimoire who uncovers secrets
  7. Fleurety: Lieutenant general of Hell in the Grand Grimoire
  8. Sargatanas: Brigadier in the Grand Grimoire, master of invisibility
  9. Nebiros: Grand Grimoire field marshal, usually read as a form of Naberius
  10. Xaphan: Fallen angel who planned to set heaven on fire
  11. Ukobach: Fiery lesser demon who keeps the oil hot in Hell's cauldrons
  12. Nybbas: Minor demon of dreams and visions in Collin de Plancy's book
  13. Abigor: Weyer's 1577 alias for Eligos, a duke who rides out as a knight with a lance
  14. Adramelech: Sepharvite god of 2 Kings, later Hell's chancellor
  15. Mulciber: Architect of Pandemonium, the capital of Hell in Paradise Lost
  16. Arioch: Rebel angel who fights in Milton's Paradise Lost
  17. Nisroch: Assyrian god of 2 Kings, a fallen angel in Milton
  18. Titivillus: Medieval demon who collected scribes' mistakes and idle chatter

Folk nicknames for the Devil

Traditional nicknames for the Devil from English, Scottish and American folklore, plays and scripture.

  1. Old Scratch: Folk name in the American South, probably from Norse skratti, a demon
  2. Old Nick: English nickname for the Devil, recorded since the 1600s
  3. Old Harry: An informal old English name for the Devil
  4. Old Gooseberry: Archaic British slang for the Devil, odd but true
  5. Clootie: Scots, from cloot, a cloven hoof; Robert Burns used it in 1786
  6. Mr. Splitfoot: American name for the cloven-hoofed Devil, used by the Fox sisters in 1848
  7. Mephisto: Short form of Mephistopheles, the devil of the Faust legend
  8. Father of Lies: A title for the Devil drawn from John 8:44
  9. Prince of Darkness: A title for Satan; Shakespeare's Edgar calls him a gentleman in King Lear
  10. The Tempter: Name for Satan in Matthew 4, where he tempts Jesus
  11. The Adversary: Literal meaning of satan in Hebrew, used for the Devil in 1 Peter 5

Male demon names

Original demon names for male characters. These are inventions, not real demons from any tradition.

  1. Malgorath: A grinding, guttural name for a warlord of the pit
  2. Vorthaxis: Sharp and ancient, for a demon general
  3. Kezrith: Quick and hissing, good for a trickster
  4. Thulmorr: Low and heavy, like a voice from a well
  5. Grazhul: Rough and snarling, built for a brute
  6. Belcrath: Echoes old demon names without copying any
  7. Zorvael: Smooth Z opening and a fallen-angel ending
  8. Orvexis: Sleek and calculating, for a schemer
  9. Skathul: Scraping consonants, like claws on stone
  10. Bazrok: Blunt and loud, always picking a fight
  11. Hexmorgal: A curse built right into the name
  12. Druvaxx: Double X for double trouble
  13. Azrovel: Elegant and cold, for a demon noble
  14. Moloxar: Heavy and molten, a lord of furnaces
  15. Quorrath: A rare Q opening that sounds otherworldly
  16. Xelthuun: Long vowels for an ancient, sleeping horror
  17. Vruskar: Gravelly and fierce, a hunter of souls
  18. Nexaroth: Sounds like a binding contract, signed in smoke
  19. Ghorvane: Ghostly opening, lordly finish
  20. Tzalmok: Clicking consonants, alien and strange
  21. Sorgaroth: Sorrow and rot rolled into one grim name
  22. Vaelzug: Graceful start, ugly ending, just like its manners

Female demon names

Original names for female demons, silky, sharp and dangerous. All invented.

  1. Zalvessa: Silky and regal, a duchess of the deep
  2. Myrkessa: From myrkr, Old Norse for darkness
  3. Seraxine: Bright as a flame, sharp as a needle
  4. Nocthyss: Built on noct, the Latin root for night
  5. Azraella: Graceful, with a cold and distant edge
  6. Morgessa: Dark and old, like a queen in exile
  7. Hexandra: A spell-casting name with a royal ending
  8. Ysveth: Short and whispery, for a spy
  9. Velzara: Fierce and proud, for a war leader
  10. Thrylisse: Rolling and musical, a voice that lures
  11. Oruthra: Heavy vowels for a demon of old caverns
  12. Kessaliel: An angelic ending on a fallen name
  13. Zyndra: Crackling Z sound, full of sparks
  14. Narethys: Patient and watchful, a keeper of grudges
  15. Sablith: From sable, black, with a lisping hiss
  16. Vorleen: Smooth and modern, for a city demon
  17. Ixmara: Rare X opening for a strange, unreadable demon
  18. Drusethe: Old-fashioned and eerie, like a portrait's stare
  19. Belzira: Bold and bright, a burning duchess
  20. Asheveth: Ash and dusk, for a demon of the evening
  21. Qyrrha: Unusual Q opening that is hard to forget
  22. Mezrae: Short and sly, perfect for a trickster

Demon titles and epithets

Invented titles to give a demon rank, territory or a reputation.

  1. Prince of the Seventh Smoke: Rules a realm hidden behind seven gray veils
  2. Duke of Broken Bells: Every cracked bell in the land belongs to him
  3. the Smiling Ruin: Pleasant to talk to, terrible to cross
  4. Lord of Cinders: Reigns over what is left after the fire
  5. Marquis of the Low Roads: Waits at crossroads for lost travelers
  6. Countess of Candle Soot: Appears wherever a wick burns too low
  7. the Unbidden Guest: Never invited, always arrives
  8. Keeper of the Black Ledger: Writes down every promise you make
  9. Herald of the Long Fall: Announces the arrival of greater demons
  10. Archduke of Embers: Commands every spark that ever escaped a hearth
  11. Queen of the Burning Garden: Grows flowers that never stop smoldering
  12. the Patient Hunger: Can wait a thousand years for a meal
  13. Baron of Brimstone: Old-school, sulfurous and proud of it
  14. Viceroy of the Ashen Fields: Governs a gray wasteland in his master's name
  15. the Voice Beneath the Floor: Heard in creaks and groans of old houses
  16. Chancellor of Regrets: Keeps every regret you ever had, filed and labeled
  17. the Iron Tongue: Every word is a binding contract
  18. the Last Laugh: Always gets it, eventually

Imp and lesser demon names

Small, mischievous and only mildly evil. Invented names for imps, familiars and minor fiends.

  1. Snickergrub: Giggles at every mishap it causes
  2. Gristlewick: A wiry imp who chews on candle wicks
  3. Sootling: Lives in chimneys and leaves black footprints
  4. Cinderpip: Tiny, hot-headed and always underfoot
  5. Snitterbog: Grumbles constantly, works surprisingly hard
  6. Fizzwart: Sparks, pops and makes a mess of potions
  7. Scorchnib: Burns holes in important letters
  8. Ashwiggle: Never stops squirming, even in its sleep
  9. Smudgekin: Leaves fingerprints on every clean surface
  10. Tatterhorn: Has one bent horn and a big attitude
  11. Wickersnare: Sets tiny traps out of baskets and twine
  12. Brimbly: A cheerful imp who smells faintly of sulfur
  13. Crackletail: Its tail snaps like a campfire
  14. Smokeling: Appears in a puff and vanishes the same way
  15. Snarklet: Small, sarcastic and always has a comeback
  16. Nettlenip: Stings like a nettle, then apologizes
  17. Hobsoot: A hob gone bad, still fond of hearths
  18. Glumtack: Sulks in corners and hides thumbtacks

Nicknames for demons

Invented, affectionate nicknames for demon characters, mischievous pets and friends with a wicked sense of humor.

  1. Azzy: A friendly short form of Azazel, for a demon pal
  2. Asmo: The Tobit demon's long name, cut down to size
  3. Mephy: A cozy pet form of the Faustian devil's long name
  4. Lucy Fur: A soft, fuzzy spin on the light-bearer's name
  5. Lili: A short form of the night demon's name, for friends
  6. Baal Boy: For a young demon still growing into his horns
  7. Little Horns: For a small demon whose first nubs just came in
  8. Pitchfork Pete: A farmhand of the underworld who keeps his tines polished
  9. Sulfur Sam: Smells faintly of struck matches wherever he goes
  10. Grumblehorn: Complains about everything, especially the heat
  11. Hothead: Loses his temper, then literally starts to steam
  12. Ember Eyes: A glowing gaze, a gentle smile and questionable motives
  13. Scorchy: Leaves little burn marks on every chair he sits in
  14. Devilish Dave: Charming, chatty and always up to something
  15. Tiny Terror: Knee-high and absolutely fearless
  16. Ghost Pepper: Small, red and much hotter than expected
  17. Brimmy: Short for brimstone, the old word for sulfur
  18. Hellion: A real word for a rowdy troublemaker, made for an imp

Funny demon names

Lighthearted demon names for party games, costumes and pets with attitude.

  1. Lord of the Lost Socks: Rules the underworld beneath every dryer
  2. Demon of Monday Mornings: Shows up the moment the alarm rings
  3. Count Procrastinus: Will haunt you tomorrow, probably
  4. Duke of Hold Music: Your call is important to him
  5. Demon Lime: A sour little fiend with a zesty attitude
  6. Lord Lag: Haunts every online game at the worst moment
  7. The Infernal Alarm: Goes off five minutes before you wanted
  8. Gremlin of Lost Remotes: Hides the remote in the couch cushions
  9. Fiend of Crumbs: Leaves a trail of snacks across the keyboard
  10. Imp-ossible: Cannot be reasoned with, cannot be bribed
  11. Lord Hangry: Terrifying until someone hands him a sandwich
  12. Countess Cringe: Sends old photos to the group chat
  13. Duke Dial-Up: Screeches loudly and moves very slowly
  14. Baron von Brainfreeze: Strikes whenever you eat ice cream too fast

How to pick the right name

Decide real or invented

Real demon names like Paimon or Pazuzu bring centuries of lore with them. Invented names like Malgorath or Zalvessa give you a blank slate nobody else has used.

Use sound to set the mood

Guttural sounds (gr, k, th) suggest brutes and warlords. Silky sounds (s, z, v) suggest tempters and schemers.

Give it a rank

The Goetia ranks its spirits as kings, dukes, princes, marquises, earls and presidents, plus a lone knight, Furcas. A title like Duke of Broken Bells instantly tells readers where a demon sits in the hierarchy.

Treat living traditions with respect

Many real names, from Iblis and Mara to Ravana and Ahriman, belong to religions practiced today. Use them thoughtfully, or choose an invented name instead.

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Demon names: where the real ones come from, the seven princes of Hell, and the names parents use

By The Nomezo Editors · Updated October 25, 2026 · How we research names

Most "real" demon names come from a handful of sources: the Bible and Jewish tradition, the 17th-century Lesser Key of Solomon with its 72 ranked spirits, Johann Weyer's 1577 list, and the gods of neighboring peoples that later writers turned into demons. The notes above say which source each name comes from, and the invented names are labeled as invented.

A few demon names have crossed into baby names: 1,111 US girls were named Lilith in 2025. The finder above narrows the names by real or invented, male or female, and length.

  1. Step 1Decide real or inventedReal names carry lore; invented ones are yours.
  2. Step 2Pick a source and stay with itOld grimoires disagree: Halphas is a stork in one, a dove in another.
  3. Step 3Give it a rankKings, dukes, marquises, presidents, earls and one knight.
  4. Step 4Respect living faithsMany real names belong to religions practiced today.

Where demon names come from

  • A word that changed. Demon comes from the Greek daimōn, a spirit or divine power that could be good or bad; Christian writers later made it mean an evil spirit (Wikipedia).
  • The Goetia. The Lesser Key of Solomon was compiled in the mid-17th century from older material; its first book, the Ars Goetia, lists 72 demons with titles such as king, duke, prince, marquis, president, count and knight (Wikipedia).
  • Weyer's list. Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum of 1577 lists 69 spirits, and the forms differ between manuscripts, so pick one source and stick with it (Weyer's text).
  • Lilith is barely in the Bible. The word appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, in Isaiah 34:14, where translations range from a demon to a night bird. The story of Lilith as Adam's first wife first appears in the Alphabet of Ben Sira, around the 8th to 10th centuries (Wikipedia).
  • Jinn are not demons by default. In Islam, jinn are neither innately good nor innately evil (Wikipedia).

The seven princes of Hell

Binsfeld's seven princes of Hell and their sins (1589)
PrinceSin
LuciferPride
MammonGreed
AsmodeusLust
LeviathanEnvy
BeelzebubGluttony
SatanWrath
BelphegorSloth

Source: Wikipedia, Binsfeld's classification of demons, from Peter Binsfeld's 1589 treatise on witchcraft.

Demon names on real babies

Demon names given to US babies in 2025
NameUS babies, 2025Note
Lilith1,111 girls (No. 277)Down from a peak of 1,300 in 2023
Damien935 boys (No. 352)Peaked at 2,265 in 2007
Alastor55 boysFirst recorded in 2011
Leviathan42 boysFirst recorded in 1991
Azazel41 boysFirst recorded in 2008
Lucifer22 boysFirst recorded in 2002

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most famous demon names?

Lucifer, Satan, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Belial, Mammon and Lilith are the best known in the West. From older myth, Pazuzu, Lamashtu and Ahriman are famous too.

What are some female demon names?

Real ones include Lilith, Lamashtu, Agrat bat Mahlat, Lamia and Empusa, and Gremory, a Goetia duke who appears as a crowned woman. Original options include Zalvessa, Nocthyss and Seraxine.

What are some male demon names?

Paimon, Bael, Astaroth, Belphegor, Pazuzu and Mephistopheles are classic male demons. For something original, try Malgorath, Vorthaxis or Kezrith.

Where does the word demon come from?

It comes from the Greek daimōn, which first meant a spirit or divine power that could be good or bad. Early Christian writers used it for evil spirits, and that meaning stuck.

What are some nicknames for demons?

Old folk nicknames for the Devil include Old Scratch, Old Nick and Mr. Splitfoot. For a demon character or a mischievous pet, try playful picks like Azzy, Little Horns or Sulfur Sam.

What are the seven princes of Hell?

In Peter Binsfeld's 1589 list: Lucifer (pride), Mammon (greed), Asmodeus (lust), Leviathan (envy), Beelzebub (gluttony), Satan (wrath) and Belphegor (sloth).

Is Lilith in the Bible?

Barely. The word appears once, in Isaiah 34:14, and translations disagree on whether it means a demon or a night bird. The story of Lilith as Adam's first wife comes from a medieval text, the Alphabet of Ben Sira.

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